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Top Destinations

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9.2

Tokyo

Japan · Asia

Big City Energy · Food & Drink

from $55/day

A ferryboat approaches the riverbank in Hoi An's Old Town.

9.1

Hội An

Vietnam · Asia

Culture & Museums · Food & Drink

from $25/day

9.0

Mexico City

Mexico · North America

Food & Drink · Culture & Museums

from $35/day

9.0

Cape Town

South Africa · Africa

Nature & Wildlife · Beach & Coast

from $40/day

8.9

Lisbon

Portugal · Europe

Culture & Museums · Food & Drink

from $45/day

8.9

Queenstown

New Zealand · Oceania

Adventure · Mountains

from $70/day

8.9

Rome

Italy · Europe

History & Ruins · Food & Drink

from $55/day

8.9

Cusco

Peru · South America

History & Ruins · Mountains

from $30/day

These wrought iron railings are typical of French Quarter architecture. Buildings on the downtown side of the 500 block of Dumaine Street.

8.9

New Orleans

United States · North America

Nightlife · Food & Drink

from $55/day

8.8

Marrakesh

Morocco · Africa

Culture & Museums · History & Ruins

from $30/day

Hidden Gems

Great scores popularity hasn't found yet — rated high, reviewed by few.

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Ryokan Hoshikage

Stay · Tokyo

9.1

Poplar Lodge Arrowtown

Stay · Queenstown

9.1

The Silwerboom

Eatery · Cape Town

9.1

Palacete do Carmo

Stay · Lisbon

9.0

Riad Zaytoun

Stay · Marrakesh

9.0

Cape Malay Cooking in a Bo-Kaap Home

Experience · Cape Town

9.0

Top Stays

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9.1

Ryokan Hoshikage

Ryokan · Tokyo

$638 /night all-in

9.1

Poplar Lodge Arrowtown

Lodge · Queenstown

$713 /night all-in

9.0

Palacete do Carmo

Boutique hotel · Lisbon

$387 /night all-in

9.0

Riad Zaytoun

Riad · Marrakesh

$75 /night all-in

8.9

Sōwa House

Boutique hotel · Tokyo

$272 /night all-in

8.9

Casa Volcán

Boutique hotel · Mexico City

$224 /night all-in

8.9

Riad Qamar

Riad · Marrakesh

$176 /night all-in

8.9

Casa Killa

Guesthouse · Cusco

$57 /night all-in

8.9

Skaros Ledge Suites

Boutique hotel · Santorini

$429 /night all-in

8.8

Fábrica Loft

Apartment · Lisbon

$202 /night all-in

Top Experiences

The ones worth the alarm clock.

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9.1

Al Pastor After Dark: A Taco Walk

Food & drink · Mexico City

4h · $69 /person

9.0

Milford Sound Coach, Cruise & Waterfalls Day

Day trip · Queenstown

12h 30m · $185 /person

9.0

Market-to-Table Cooking Class with River Ride

Food & drink · Hội An

5h · $32 /person

9.0

Cape Malay Cooking in a Bo-Kaap Home

Class & workshop · Cape Town

4h · $52 /person

9.0

Tremé & Congo Square: Where the Music Started

Culture · New Orleans

2h 30m · $30 /person

9.0

Fira to Oia: Guided Dawn Caldera Hike

Outdoor · Santorini

4h · $40 /person

8.9

Azulejo Tile-Painting Workshop

Class & workshop · Lisbon

3h · $58 /person

8.9

Teotihuacán Before the Buses

Day trip · Mexico City

8h · $125 /person

8.9

Medina Souk Street-Food Walk

Food & drink · Marrakesh

3h 30m · $60 /person

8.9

Chinchero Weaving Cooperative: Dye to Loom

Culture · Cusco

4h · $28 /person

Great Eats

Local favorites included — the spots the big sites bury.

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9.3 Local favorite

Menya Kōden

Japanese · Ramen · Tokyo

$ · Walk in

9.2 Local favorite

Taquería El Trompo de Cobre

Mexican · Tacos · Mexico City

$ · Walk in

9.1

The Silwerboom

Contemporary · South African · Cape Town

$$$$ · Book ahead

9.0

Raíz Negra

Mexican · Tasting Menu · Mexico City

$$$$ · Book ahead

9.0

Bánh Mì Cô Hạnh

Vietnamese · Street Food · Hội An

$ · Walk in

8.9

Tussock Ridge

New Zealand · Tasting Menu · Queenstown

$$$$ · Book ahead

8.9 Local favorite

Forno Vicolo Rosso

Italian · Pizza · Rome

$ · Walk in

8.9 Local favorite

Tante Mel's Po-Boys

Cajun · Sandwiches · New Orleans

$ · Walk in

8.8

Sushi Kawano

Japanese · Sushi · Tokyo

$$$ · Book ahead

8.8

Milpa Viva

Mexican · Contemporary · Mexico City

$$$ · Reserve if you can

Hot Takes

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Bianca Rossi@biancaoffgrid Hot take

Adventure-driven · Friends trip · Visited Aug 2025 · on Sunset Crown Oia

4.5

You're renting someone else's Instagram angle

Good: The pool photographs exactly like the feed promised, for the eleven seconds you have the rail to yourself.
Bad: Nine hundred dollars a night to queue for your own infinity pool while the Oia sunset crowd shuffles past your terrace wall like a stadium exit, twice daily, on schedule.
Verdict: If the photo is the product you want, book one night and get it; anyone who travels for the place rather than the frame should flee to Imerovigli or Pyrgos.

Sep 13, 2025 447

Trent Gallagher@trentchecksout Hot take

Comfort-first · Couple trip · Visited May 2024 · on Hotel Beauregard

4.6

Stay for the lobby. Sleep literally anywhere else.

Good: The fern-hung courtyard and block-long balconies really are the postcard, and a nightcap in the lobby bar is a genuinely grand half hour.
Bad: Our 'renovated' room had a wheezing AC unit and walls that relayed a bachelorette party in full dramatic detail until 3am, with Bourbon Street on bass duty underneath.
Verdict: Photograph it, drink in it, then sleep in the Garden District; the name on the awning is doing all the heavy lifting and the beds know it.

Jun 15, 2024 402

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From the Journal

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How We Score Stays (Show Your Work Edition)

Five categories, visible weights, one formula. No mystery numbers — here's exactly how a 8.7 becomes an 8.7.

6 min read · Theo Vance

Eating Mexico City on $30 a Day

Three meals, two snacks, and a fresh juice — with change. A budget that eats better than most cities' splurges.

7 min read · Priya Raman

The Cusco Altitude Survival Guide

You land at 3,400 meters with a third less oxygen. Here's the plan that keeps day one from wrecking day four.

6 min read · Mara Ellison